Members of the MPK, the National Defence Training Association of Finland, attend a training at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on May 14, 2022. AFP PHOTO
Members of the MPK, the National Defence Training Association of Finland, attend a training at the Santahamina military base in Helsinki, Finland on May 14, 2022. AFP PHOTO

SANTAHAMINA, Finland: On a windy military island off Helsinki, people from all walks of life are spending their weekend doing military training, as volunteer numbers soar and Finland readies to join NATO to protect itself from Russia.

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